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Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

Eat For The Planet

200 episodes

Eat For The Planet features conversations with food industry leaders, health and sustainability experts, as well as entrepreneurs and creative minds who are redefining the future of food.

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  1. #149 - Plantega: The Story So Far

    · 46 min · Episode 149

    Plantega is on mission to make plant-based food more accessible and equitable. We partner with innovative brands and provide a turnkey solution that empowers corner stores in urban hubs like New York City to earn…

  2. #148 - Imperfect Foods: Reimagining Grocery Delivery and Tackling Food Waste

    · 35 min · Episode 148

    Madeline Rotman is the Head of Sustainability for Imperfect Foods where she focuses on reducing waste across the company’s operational practices and the food supply system at large. Imperfect Foods is reimagining…

  3. #147 - Breakthroughs, Adaptations, and the Future of Food

    · 11 min · Episode 147

    On this episode I share a new model I have been exploring that tries to make sense of current debates and approaches to fixing our food system and how to spot opportunities for growth. Episode Transcript:…

  4. #146 - Josh Balk: Can an Animal Protection Lens Create an Equitable and Sustainable Food System?

    · 1 h 33 min · Episode 146

    Josh Balk is the vice president of farm animal protection for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). In addition, he is a co-founder of Eat Just, the food technology company that produces the Just Egg and sold…

  5. #145 - Tyler Mayoras: Crop Diversity and the Future of Plant-Based Food

    · 58 min · Episode 145

    Tyler Mayoras is the Cofounder and CEO of Cool Beans. Tyler has spent more than 20 years in private equity investing and consulting, focused on sustainable food and agriculture. After adopting a plant-based lifestyle…

  6. #144 - Isha Datar: A New Narrative for Cellular Agriculture

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 144

    Isha Datar is Executive Director of New Harvest, a nonprofit research institute that funds open, public cultured meat research. Topics covered on this podcast • What is New Harvest and how Isha got started in the…

  7. #143 - Lasse Bruun: The Complex Global Effort to Tackle Big Meat’s Devastating Impact

    · 1 h 10 min · Episode 143

    Lasse Bruun is an advocacy expert in climate, sustainable agriculture and food systems. He leads 50by40, a collective impact organization working towards a fair, healthy and compassionate food system. He has led…

  8. #142 - Bruce Friedrich: From Alternative Proteins to Alternative Food Systems

    · 1 h 48 min · Episode 142

    Bruce Friedrich is founder and president of the Good Food Institute, an international nonprofit that is reimagining meat production. With more than 100 team members across GFI's U.S. team and five affiliate offices,…

  9. #141 - Michele Simon: Addressing Structural Problems, not Symptoms of an Unjust and Unsustainable Food System

    · 1 h 29 min · Episode 141

    Michele Simon is a public health attorney, food policy expert, author, and thought leader in the plant-based foods industry. Questions explored on this episode: • Can market-based solutions fix the problems with the…

  10. #140 - Gene Baur: Industrial Food, Alternative Proteins, and the Dream of Something Better

    · 1 h 05 min · Episode 140

    Gene Baur is an author, activist and the President and Co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Questions explored on this episode. Should we minimize harm within the dominant industrial food model or focus efforts to develop a…

  11. #139 - Jennifer Jacquet: Big Meat and Dairy’s Climate Reckoning

    · 1 h 05 min · Episode 139

    Jennifer Jacquet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at NYU. She is co-author of a recent study exploring the climate responsibilities of industrial meat and dairy producers. Show…

  12. #138 - Errol Schweizer: We Won’t End Factory Farming Until We Dismantle The System (Part 2)

    · 50 min · Episode 138

    A native of The Bronx, NY, Errol Schweizer is a 25+ year veteran of the food system, with experience in retail, food service, cooperatives, farmers markets, urban agriculture, community organizing and food policy. He…

  13. #137 - Errol Schweizer: We Won’t End Factory Farming Until We Dismantle The System (Part 1)

    · 1 h 02 min · Episode 137

    A native of The Bronx, NY, Errol Schweizer is a 25+ year veteran of the food system, with experience in retail, food service, cooperatives, farmers markets, urban agriculture, community organizing and food policy. He…

  14. #136 - Pat Mooney on Two Different Futures for Food Systems

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 136

    Pat Mooney is the co-founder and executive director of the ETC Group, and is an expert on agricultural diversity, biotechnology, and global governance with decades of experience in international civil society. Since…

  15. #135 - A Better Paperclip Maximizer?

    · 15 min · Episode 135

    Are we trying to transform the food system or build better paperclip maximizers? Show Page: https://eftp.co/better-paperclip-maximizer Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil…

  16. #134 - Transforming Food Systems: Ruth Richardson and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food

    · 56 min · Episode 134

    Ruth Richardson is Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together and with others to transform global food systems now and for…

  17. #133 - Confirmation Bias and Negative Externalities

    · 10 min · Episode 133

    Confirmation bias is the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one's existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional and…

  18. #132 - Greg Steltenpohl: Lessons From a Sustainable Food Pioneer

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 132

    Greg Steltenpohl, Founder of Califia Farms and plant-based pioneer passed away on March 11, 2021 at the age of 67. Greg founded Odwalla., which was acquired by Coca-Cola in 2001. He also co-founded the Interra Project…

  19. #131 - Helena Norberg-Hodge: A New (and Ancient) Vision for the Future of Food

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 131

    HELENA NORBERG-HODGE is a pioneer of the new economy movement and recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and…

  20. #130 - Eat The Change: Seth Goldman on Beyond Meat, Innovation, and Scaling

    · 54 min · Episode 130

    Seth Goldman is Founder of Eat the Change®, a platform to inform and empower consumers to make dietary choices aligned with their concerns around climate and health. Seth is also the Co-founder of PLNT Burger, Honest…

  21. #129 - From Food Chains to Food Sovereignty: A Reframing of the Food System with Sanjay Rawal

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 129

    Sanjay Rawal is an Indian-American documentary film director who has made films like Food Chains (produced by Eva Longoria and Eric Schlosser with narration by Forest Whitaker), 3100:Run and Become, and Gather…

  22. #128 - EFFECT Partners: Systemic Solutions to Environmental and Social Challenges

    · 1 h 32 min · Episode 128

    This episode features Christian Chamberlin from EFFECT Partners, a social change incubator that brings culture and business together to solve social and environmental challenges. Nil Zacharias has joined EFFECT as…

  23. #127 - MamaSezz: Making Meal-Time Easy With Whole Food Plant-Based Staples

    · 1 h 17 min · Episode 127

    MamaSezz is a food company that makes meal-time easy with whole food plant-based staples to help you eat healthy at home. MamaSezz does all the shopping, chopping, and cooking for you so you can get all the nutritious…

  24. #126 - Plantega: Improving Access to Delicious, Affordable Plant-Based Food

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 126

    Plantega is a unique food access initiative and distribution platform for plant based food. We have launched as a 3-month pilot in 3 independent corner stores (better known as bodegas in NYC) located in underserved…

  25. #125 - Renewal Mill: Fighting Climate Change With Upcycled Ingredients

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 125

    Renewal Mill is a next-generation ingredient company that fights climate change and global food loss by upcycling byproducts from food manufacturing into premium ingredients and products. More about this episode:…

  26. #124 - Lupii: Offering a New Perspective on Protein

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 124

    This episode features Isabelle Steichen, the co-founder and CEO of Lupii. Lupii makes tasty, sustainable, plant-based fuel that will keep you running like a boss. Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, or just plain…

  27. #123 - Purpose-Powered Food in the Age of Pandemics and Social Unrest

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 123

    This episode features Sadrah Schadel and Mike Woliansky, the co-founders of No Evil Foods, a company focused on impacting environmental sustainability, public health, and animal welfare through better food choices and…

  28. #122 - Madeline Haydon on Leading in a Time of Uncertainty and Speaking up About Diversity

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 122

    Madeline Haydon is the Founder and CEO of nutpods, the first food brand from Green Grass Foods Inc., an independent, natural foods manufacturer based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to introducing dairy-free products…

  29. #121 - PowerPlant Ventures: Dan Gluck on Accelerating the Plant-Based Food Revolution

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 121

    Dan Gluck is a Managing Partner at Powerplant Ventures (“PPV”) and current Board Member of PPV portfolio companies, Your Super, Rebbl, Thistle and Jot Coffee. Powerplant Ventures is a growth equity fund investing in…

  30. #120 - Miyoko Schinner on COVID-19 and the Unraveling of our Food System

    · 50 min · Episode 120

    Miyoko Schinner is the fearless CEO/founder of Miyoko’s, a food brand combining culinary traditions with food technology to revolutionize dairy by making cheese and butter without cows. Through an innovative…

  31. #119 - Hälsa Foods: Yogurts Made of Whole Grain Oats and Zero BS

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 119

    Hälsa Foods stands for healthier people and planet. The company was founded by Helena Lumme and Mika Manninen on their innovation of the new 100% clean plant-based platform. Hälsa makes America's only oat milk yogurt…

  32. #118 - Before The Butcher: Going Beyond the Plant-Based Burger

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 118

    Before the Butcher offers the market’s broadest choice of meat alternatives for the growing number of consumers who are reducing their consumption of meat products. The company’s UNCUT brand of plant meat is sold…

  33. #117 - Lettuce Grow: The Simple Way to Grow Healthy Food at Home

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 117

    Founded by Jacob Pechenik and Zooey Deschanel, Lettuce Grow is on a mission to bring much-needed change to our food system and help people use fewer resources by growing healthier food at home. Lettuce Grow's…

  34. #116 - Rebellyous Foods: Making Plant-Based Meat Affordable for All

    · 45 min · Episode 116

    Meatless for all is the mission of Rebellyous Foods. The Rebellyous team is designing new equipment and processes to make better tasting, more affordable plant-based meat so that people anywhere – and on any budget –…

  35. #115 - GEM: Simplifying Daily Health Habits with Real Food Products

    · 53 min · Episode 115

    Sara Cullen is the founder of GEM, an algae-based science company working to simplify daily health habits. GEM makes real food products that optimize daily nutrition. Sara has a BS in international agricultural…

  36. #114 - Mastering Diabetes: Robby Barbaro on How Food Can Save Us

    · 1 h 12 min · Episode 114

    Robby Barbaro, MPH is co-founder of Mastering Diabetes and co-author of Mastering Diabetes. He is a diabetes coach, educator, and international speaker who has been living with type 1 diabetes for more than twenty…

  37. #113 - Tyler Mayoras: Impact Investing and The Future of Sustainable Food

    · 1 h 13 min · Episode 113

    Tyler Mayoras has over 20 years of private equity investing experience and is currently the Co-Manager of the $155 million Advantage Capital Food & Ag Fund. Mr. Mayoras invests in and helps scale growing food and…

  38. #112 - Akua: Carbon-Negative Foods Made From Ocean-Farmed Seagreens

    · 57 min · Episode 112

    AKUA creates carbon-negative foods made from ocean-farmed seagreens that are healthy and healing for our planet. The company believes food should be nourishing for humans, the environment, and have a positive impact on…

  39. #111 - Dream Pops: Re-Imagining Ice Cream for the Next Generation

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 111

    Dream Pops is re-imagining ice cream for the next generation. Their plant-based frozen bars are less than 100 calories, less than 5g of total sugar and are powered by superfoods and adaptogens. Dream Pops believes that…

  40. #110 - MUSE Global: Educating Tomorrow’s Changemakers

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 110

    Rebecca Amis and Jeff King run MUSE Global, an international education system offering effective, innovative, and passion-based learning experiences within a plant-based, sustainable environment. Founded in 2006 by…

  41. #109 - TurtleTree Labs: Creating Cell-Based Milk and a Future Without Dairy Cows

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 109

    TurtleTree Labs is the first biotech company in the world with the ability to create milk from all mammals. Using their proprietary cell-based methods, they will shape the future of not just how we get dairy milk but…

  42. #108 - Switch4Good: Olympic Medalist Dotsie Bausch’s Unstoppable New Mission

    · 1 h 16 min · Episode 108

    After concluding a prolific professional cycling career that produced a medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, eight US national championships, two Pan American gold medals, and a world record, Dotsie Bausch has…

  43. #107 - Hodo Foods: Taste, Convenience, Transparency and the Re-emergence of Tofu

    · 1 h 09 min · Episode 107

    Hodo Foods makes delicious, wholesome, plant-based foods including tofu and yuba that are ready-to-eat or easy to cook. Hodo products use organic, clean, minimally processed nutrient-dense ingredients, and are all…

  44. #106 - Abbot’s Butcher: Plant-Based Meats Crafted with Clean Ingredients

    · 59 min · Episode 106

    Abbot’s Butcher crafts premium plant-based meats that are soy free and non GMO, using simple, high quality ingredients like golden peas, vegetables, herbs, spices, extra virgin olive oil and vinegars. Episode Page:…

  45. #105 - Plant Based World Conference and Expo: Bigger, Better, and Bolder in 2020

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 105

    Plant Based World is the only professional trade show in the world dedicated to bringing the plant-based movement to an audience of food industry professionals, healthcare professionals and the general public. Its…

  46. #104 - Sweet Farm: Driving Systemic Impact via Education, Inspiration, and Innovation

    · 1 h 18 min · Episode 104

    Sweet Farm is a non-profit aimed at creating a more compassionate and sustainable world by addressing the profoundly negative impacts of industrialized agriculture on both animals and plants. To do this, Sweet Farm…

  47. #103 - The Future of Alternative Protein with Alison Rabschnuk of the Good Food Institute

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 103

    Alison Rabshnuk leads the Good Food Institute’s Corporate Engagement department and advises some of the world’s largest food companies, restaurants, and retailers on business opportunities in the rapidly evolving…

  48. #102 - GlassWall Syndicate: Funding Companies That are Taking Animals out of the Supply Chain

    · 1 h 22 min · Episode 102

    GlassWall Syndicate is a large group of venture capitalists, foundations, trusts, nonprofits, and individual investors who are all united by their desire to take animals out of the supply chain and are choosing direct…

  49. #101 - Unreal Deli: Mrs. Goldfarb’s Journey From her Kitchen to Whole Foods and Shark Tank!

    · 52 min · Episode 101

    Unreal Deli is home to the world’s finest deli meat - made from the best stuff on earth, plants. Made in small batches in Los Angeles, their debut product, Unreal Corned Beef, has become a staple at the iconic delis…

  50. #100 - The Eat For The Planet Cookbook

    · 7:14 · Episode 100

    Start a food revolution in your own kitchen! The Eat For The Planet Cookbook features recipes from Beyond Meat, Veggie Grill, nutpods, Next Level Burger, JUST, Tofurky, No Evil Foods. Ripple Foods, REBBL, Milkadamia,…

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